The town of La Rinconada, located in the Andes in Peru, is the highest most permanent settlement of people on Earth. It is a mining community and the living conditions in the two are famously harsh and difficult. The town lacks even a basic plumping and sanitation system.
La Riconda has a lot of environmental issues that basic facilities and services were not available. The whole town lacks plumbing thus running water is in scarce. Sanitation is also not available nor the heating services. The ground is densely polluted as well.
